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846. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'The Imâm has been appointed to be followed, so when he says Allâhu Akbar, then say Allâhu Akbar, when he recites, then listen attentively; when he says: Not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray,[1] then say Âmin; when he bows then bow; when he says Sami' Allâhu liman hamidah (Allâh hears those who praise Him), then say Allâhumma Rabbanâ wa lakal-hamd (O Allâh, our Lord, to You is the praise);' when he prostrates then prostrate;
and if he prays sitting down then all of you pray sitting down.”’(Sahih)
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[1] Al-Fâtihah 1:7.
Commentary
The follower is prohibited to precede the Imâm in his movements and rests. His duty is to follow the Imâm totally.
‘When the Imâm recites, then listen attentively’ means that when the Imâm finishes reciting Fâtihah and starts reciting some other part of the Qur’ân, then the follower has to listen to him silently without reciting the Qur’ân. As for Al-Fâtihah, we have already seen in Abu Hurairah’s narration that the follower has to recite it. (See H.838).
The rule requiring the followers to perform the prayer sitting down (even though they had no problem standing) if the Imâm leads them sitting down, was later abrogated.
